Unit 1:What is Culture? 1
With Emphasis on Nature of Culture 1
Reading 1 What is Culture? 1
Reading 2 The'Onion Diagram'of Culture 5
Reading 3 Focus:The Nature of Culture:Cultural Diversity,Value in Culture 9
Unit 2:The Impact of Culture 18
With Emphasis on Globalization and Americanization 18
Reading 4 The Impact ofCulture:Cultural Values,Misinterpretation,Nonverbal Communication,Proxemics 18
Reading 5 Economic Implications of Major Religions 25
Reading 6 Focus:Globalization of Culture and Americanization 33
Unit 3:Mexico 44
With Emphasis on Border Culture 44
Reading 7 The Land and the People:A Land of Sharp and Bold Contrasts 44
Reading 8 U.S.Manufacturing Operations in Mexico 51
Reading 9 Theoretical Perspectives for Explaining Social Events 54
Reading 10 Focus:A Common Border Culture? 62
Unit 4:Japan 66
With Emphasis on Information Explosion 66
Reading 11 The Land and the People:Another Phoenix 66
Reading 12 Be Aware of it and Doing it Right the First Time 74
Reading 13 The Scientific Approach to Data Collection 82
Reading 14 Focus:The Information Explosion 91
Unit 5:The Republic of KoreaWith Emphasis on Cultural HeritageReading 15 The Land and the People:A Land of "Self-Made" Miracle 95
Reading 16 Multicultural Awareness—A Case for "The Last Thing a Fish Would Ever Notice Would Water." 98
Reading 17 Differences Between South Koreans and Americans 103
Reading 18 Focus:The Cultural Heritage ofSouth Korea 110
Unit 6:Israel 125
With Emphasis on Conflict and Coming to Terms 125
Reading 19 The Land and the People:A Smaller Country with Great Accomplishment in theFace of Difficulties 125
Reading 20 Peer Pressure as an Agent of Socialization 132
Reading 21 Symbolic Interactionism and Self-Development 136
Reading 22 Focus:The Conflict and Coming to Terms ofIsrael and Palestinian 141
Unit 7:Zaire 149
With Emphasis on AIDS and HIV 149
Reading 23 The Land and the People:The Heart of Africa 149
Reading 24 The Effect of Skin Color and Gender on Social Interaction 154
Reading 25 The Content of Social Interaction 159
Reading 26 Focus:The Historical Context of AIDS and HIV 164
Unit 8:India 173
With Emphasis on Khasi Society 173
Reading 27 The Land and the People:A Mother Country 173
Reading 28 Views of India 180
Reading 29 Features of Modern Organizations 185
Reading 30 Focus:Khasi Society of India 193
Unit 9:The People's Republic of China 196
With Emphasis on West's Debt to China 196
Reading 31 The Land and the People:Continuity,Stability and Development 196
Reading 32 The Chinese System of Social Control Versus the American System of Social Control 203
Reading 33 Deviance:The Violation of Norms 205
Reading 34 Focus:The West's Debt to China 216
Unit 10:South Africa 220
With Emphasis on Mobility of Society 220
Reading 35 The Land and the People:Diamonds and Democracy 220
Reading 36 "Open" and "Closed" Stratification Systems 227
Reading 37 Analyses of Social Class 234
Reading 38 Focus:Mobility ofSociety 240
Unit 11:Germany 245
With Emphasis on East Meeting West 245
Reading 39 The Land and the People:A Land of Wurst(Sausage)—Divided and Reunified 245
Reading 40 German Guest Workers and the Question of Race or Ethnicity 256
Reading 41 Perspectives on Assimilation 259
Reading 42 Focus:East Meets West 271
Unit 12:The Former Yugoslavia 275
With Emphasis on Gender Equality 275
Reading 43 The Land and the People:A Country Broken Up 275
Reading 44 The Question of Gender in the Former Yugoslavia 281
Reading 45 Distinguishing Sex and Gender and Gender Stratification 284
Reading 46 Focus:Gender Specific Communication Styles—Body Language Speaks Louder Than words 290
Unit 13:Brazil 295
With Emphasis on Industrialization and Brazil 295
Reading 47 The Land and the People:A Country As Diversified As It Is Vast 295
Reading 48 The Constitution of a Family and Effects of Industrial Revolution 300
Reading 49 The Theory Demographic Transition 306
Reading 50 Focus:Industrialization and Its Effects on Brazil 311
Unit 14:The United States 315
With Emphasis on Education 315
Reading 51 The Land and the People:Bald Eagle and "In God We Trust" 315
Reading 52 Fundamental Characteristics of Contemporary American Eduction 323
Reading 53 The Social Context of Education 326
Reading 54 Focus:The Implication of Americanized Education 334
Unit 15:Lebanon 338
With Emphasis on Religion 338
Reading 55 The Land and the People:A Playground ofthe Middle East 338
Reading 56 A Society in Turmoil:The Civil Wars in Lebanon 342
Reading 57 Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives on Religion 346
Reading 58 Focus:What Is Religion? 352
Unit 16:Social Change 358
With Emphasis on Social Change 358
Reading 59 Social Change,the Cold war and the New Word Order 358
Reading 60 Innovation and the Rate ofChange 362
Reading 61 Cultural Lag and Revolutionary Ideas 365
Reading 62 Focus:Social Change—its Causes and Consequences 369
References 371